cultural

[kuhl-cher-uhl] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl /

ADJECTIVE

educational, enlightening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

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Highlighting the "experiences and challenges" faced by fans during a "genuinely global cultural moment", Smoller says, was the approach in order to make something "very human and easy to relate to".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Zug is even more beautiful today, with a high standard of living and broad cultural possibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

White has credited the president’s devotion to the sport with propelling it into the cultural mainstream, and he is predicting a record-breaking global audience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

This is what the great media critic and cultural analyst Jay Rosen has long called “the post-truth” condition.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Well, Fadi was sure he’d like it too, since the different restaurants represented ethnic and cultural diversity.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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